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Vice President, Digital Strategy, Fuse
VP, Streaming & Partnerships by day: @fusetv 💻 Cocktail “Prosumer”/Writer by night: #BarTimeStories/@thewhiskeyls 🥃
Photo Editor, The Wall Street Journal
Photo editor @wsj // @unionize_photo // Also over at @blkwmndirectors // She/her
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Author and Writer, Freelance
Author of #BettahDays and #YoullBeAllWrite Creator of @NSNCMag Formerly: @MadameNoire
Writer and Editor, Freelance
Writer, editor, teacher, mama, yogini, narrative director. Past life: Editor at @Essence, @YogaJournal, @Health and journalism prof @BennettCollege.
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Editor-at-Large, Essence
Author. Empowerment Speaker. Leading Beauty Authority & Influencer, Women of Color for 30+ years. #1stLadyofBeauty
Journalist and Columnist, Freelance
👨🏾💻Educator, Speaker and Writer/Critic • Book: 🔜 2025 w/ @WileyGlobal • 🎙️Podcast: @BlkFatFemmePod w/ @iheartpodcast • Repped: @APBSpeakers
VP, Content, Essence
VP, Content @essence @beautycon @afropunk @essencegu | Former EIC, @houstoniamag | 1908 💗
Freelance Writer, Freelance
Journalist. Words published in @NYTimes, @Cosmopolitan, etc. Professor. Copywriter. Believer. Mother. On my Ph.D. grind.👩🏼💻🤓💖💚
Social Media Manager, The U.S. Sun
editorial writer and social media manager | 🍊 alum | hello@shelbydenisesmith.com
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